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Advanced Neuromodulation Systems

Advanced Neuromodulation receives European clearance for neurostimulation system

Published in Mental Health Law Weekly, June 3rd, 2006

Advanced Neuromodulation Systems (ANS), the neuromodulation business of St. Jude Medical, Inc., (STJ) announced it has received European CE Mark clearance for its Eon Rechargeable Neurostimulation System, and announced the first European patient implant of the Eon System.

The Eon Neurostimulation System helps patients manage chronic, intractable pain of the trunk and limbs, including pain associated with failed back surgery syndrome, by using low-intensity electrical impulses to selectively trigger nerve fibers along the spinal cord. Researchers theorize that stimulating these nerve fibers diminishes or blocks the intensity of the pain message being transmitted to the...

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